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venetianarchive) wrote2003-09-16 11:19 am
venetianarchive) wrote2003-09-16 11:19 am
Baby, I've Been Here Before -
So I came down from the mountain at last, although the leaving was not easy. I crossed the ocean three times in two directions, and have now returned to a rather utilitarian graduate room near those ivory towers where I dwelt some seven years ago. It is good to be back, although the world has changed and everything is familiar yet subtly different. Many of my old set have partnered and settled down, some have moved away or are soon to move, and I am older than I was, lacking in some indefinable enthusiasm. As an example, my favorite tutor has retired, although I met him at the supermarket just yesterday.
Omina mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
But, I still know where the best shopping is to be found, the comic store has not moved, and it looks like I shall have my old library job back. Best of all, it seems that my college awarded me a substantial sum of money, back in the day - and then, forgot to tell me that I'd received it. So it sat there for years and years, and will finally appear as a credit on my next battels. At this point, I'm not sure whether to be happy to receive the money at last, or to be annoyed that it was left in the ether for so long. (Seven year's interest, even at a low rate of a few percentage points, would be a tidy sum!) However, I take this as a sign that this particular year's academic diversion was "meant to be" - now, back to choosing courses, furnishing my room, and planning for *next* year. (Can't start too soon!)
Omina mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
But, I still know where the best shopping is to be found, the comic store has not moved, and it looks like I shall have my old library job back. Best of all, it seems that my college awarded me a substantial sum of money, back in the day - and then, forgot to tell me that I'd received it. So it sat there for years and years, and will finally appear as a credit on my next battels. At this point, I'm not sure whether to be happy to receive the money at last, or to be annoyed that it was left in the ether for so long. (Seven year's interest, even at a low rate of a few percentage points, would be a tidy sum!) However, I take this as a sign that this particular year's academic diversion was "meant to be" - now, back to choosing courses, furnishing my room, and planning for *next* year. (Can't start too soon!)